Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-07-01
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondent.

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pets the dozen or more large and
beautiful parks, which are the pride
and one Of the chief ornaments of q
city that q worldwide traveller pro
nounces with the exception of Paris
and Florence, the fairest upon earth
an observation that all Washington
ians, As we'll as many sojourners here
will most heartily endorse as true,
Scores of men are also culling from
the city's shade trees, millions oi
caterpillar cocoons, before they get
ripe, for, as your readers are well aware,
such fruit is obstruction to vegetation,
and verv disgustingly familiar at
times-particularly to the fairer por-
ton of humanity. As the city has
10000 shade trees, you can form some
idea Of the magnitude of the task.
The usual summer exodus of pro-
minent officials has begun; Chief
Justice White and family, have gone
to Ohio, and Judge Matthews has
followed. Judge Miller has gone to
Michigan, Judge Field will soon 60 to
California, while Judge Harlan will
probably soon refresh himself with a
view of Kentucky blue grass, if with
nothing stronger. And the Cabinet
is arranging for its summer vacation
with the exception of Secretary Lamar,
who has just returned from q fort
nights rest at his wife's old home,
near Macon, Ga. Secretary Endicott
will pass the summer in Massa-
chusetts. Secretary Whitney win re-
main at Grasslands." his suburban
country seat, the remainder of this
month, and will then 60 to the Coast /;
and Attorney General Garland will
rusticate upon Hominy Hill," his
plantation, near Little Rock, Ark.
Later in the season, Twill dispose of
the others.
can safely assert that the largest
congregation in Washington, assem-
bled in the Congregational church last
Sunday afternoon, and it was dupli-
Gated at the Mt. Vernon Place NJ. E.
Church South, at night. The attrac-
ton being the Rev. Sam Small, the
Georgia Evangelist, the colaborer of
Rev. Sam Jones. Mr.. Small left the
old beaten track and presented new
lines of thought in religious discuss
ion, and all seemed edited by the in
novation and charmed with the SIM
pie eloQuence and great power with
which the Word was expounded by
the youthful preacher. Both Mr..
Small and Mr.. Jones, will hold meet
ing at Washington, next month, and
the occasion will doubtless be signal
lied by wonderful religious awaken
ing.
The hosts Of friends of Ex-Secretary
OF the Treasury, Daniel Manning, re-
jOice that he has returned from Eng
land in improved health and spirits.
Interviewed upon Presidential pros
poets, Mr.. Manning briefly said that
President Cleveland would be the
winning card in 1888; that he is a
good, but discreet party man, and that
If there should be opposition among
the Democrats to the President, it
would not hurt him. Since returning
from Sarnano, Mrs. Cleveland still be-
ing at Oswego, the President drives to
Oak View, his country seat at 4, P. ~,
refreshes himself an hour or more,
with fresh country air, then returns to
the White House, and dimes alone at
O'Clock. II drink light wines and
beer" says the President and think l
feel all the better for them, but do
not recommend their use to others,
because believe every man should be
law until himself in this matter" !"
No Mugwumpism about this senti
ment, but straight down Jacksonian
Democracy.
There are $1,000 Mexican Pension
claims on file in the Bureau, for which
certificates are being issued At the rate
Of $50 per day. This work will be dis
posed Of by September 3Oth next, and
is done by voluntary detail of clerks
from the regular force, after Office
hours, as Congress failed to comply
with the request for additional clerks
to do the extra work required. The
present fiscal year, which closes ON
July 3Oth, will show the largest labor
in granting original pensions of any
year in the country's history, exceed
ing even the year 1866, when 5O,177
new names were placed on the roll 4;
certainly most creditable and liberal
showing for the second year of the
Democratic Administration, which
should heartily commend it to the
soldiers of the Union as q perfectly
safe guardian of their interests, de-
spite Republican assertion to the con-
trary.
Since General Logan's remains were
temporarily deposited in Rock Greek
Cemetary, until claimed for sepulture,
by the State of Illinois, . detail OF
United States regulars, has acted as
volun tary Guard of Honor. The ven
cradle Rector of the ancient church,
with which the cemetary is connected
while passing through the grounds
! one night, was rudely challenged by